New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-23
GLINPSES HERE AND IHEHE.
PASSING NOTES on VARIOUS TOPICS OF
THE DAY


Tho cut-rato drug store, have developed Soho
phases of trade by which the profits In drugs are cN-
po,cI n a curious light. An instance of It came out
yesterday when a visitor to this city from Indiana
said Thrco times within a month have had occa'
sion to buy lttlc package OF patent remedy INC
adScrti-cd price OF which is - cents. In any town
In Indiana that Is the price | paid. In Boston last
week the druggist sold me the same article Tor 20
cents. To-day in Nrw-lork bought the package for
II cents Tho druggist told that he buys the
remedy in gross loi- at II cents, less 10 per cent for
cash. lie has freight pay and sells ior cash
and to ct his profit quickly sells at bottom hs"f'
NV Indiaua Druggist male OVER 100 per cent on hl,
safe II all sales are on the same basis he "ls"t
TO own the town soon provided no had business
cnoug h. Bu 81 there Is the ruD. Ills buNl-
/, limited, whereas Ia the midst 81 gica, Popt-
lalion like that Of Ncw-iork CITY u'rc Is h''"'S any
limit
Ia Hnli-ayc the other day met the veteran show
man, T.. 1. EArnum coming out Of the church where
tho Invcroail,t General Convention for the lhlt'd
state. was in session. lie would be recognized any
vhcro from the millions Of printed representations 81
his homcly, .ooA-naturrd face that have been SCAT
tered over the country In the last twenty-five years
Ills shoulders have slight stoop ana ,,o"sir't a.o
creeping around lis eyes, but be- can sun count nun
been with the JuiycrSast denomination, aud In the
support Of their educational work hc has b',h srl'-
crou, gvcr. NUMBER 81 lhclr eau. a,'onn ,'
lions have ben encouraged from Ia, pso ana Lefty ,
ar, pIoyl~on, I'm his Viii which Will enrich al least
three Of their colleges
In tho office u, a wealthy Newcomer the other
day overheard hi. conversation with hicnd VINO
va, asking him To ei,o employ mcut 10 a lad. His
tall hal Ia IL an iL-truCtiy" lesson. ilc j. mi''"h
an, several time, over who work hard now Is III
tho DAYS when be had only h, ia! > labor to DEPEND
Oh FOX Ills ilN.us lou want mc To take tbs Dog
,,t, r,y office said lee to his micnd ~hrh You
A.ow tnat have ntdc Oh ho'Aihe I"' nun ~" w. ui,
az that would DO doins ban and ms fanny MINI
n, ~, AMI mat thcy need Ga" money VII '"'''
not do a cinclcr lhino Than l" D''n6 ma o"' %
Ia ~ months lac would not b" III To earn DE- '4 "'
v1erc on tho face OF tho earth. idNo h"ihHhs LOT
llll 10 du around hc ONCE, '"S " IL" ,,''
that | could copy nys,li and Iun ciId"dS nan us
time ho would Do idc. 1t l., the idle une that pay
with laI, ia these days 10 hAN bottct DO
shOvciling dirt In tho streets than loahns ""ul III
downtown once. Moro young men are ruined by NOT
having enough 10 do than IN any other way that
know. So sIg III try To ct ia" boy pace IL" d
factory wlrru am Interested out ia jersey, where "c
VIII have to worl. Lou- day but ~ not max
place Tor HIN, al my ohI't'
Thcro va, surprise for John Chanbcrlin, the well
known Washington club House man aml caterer at
Icuox MAJ. tho other day. Ito tell, tho story HIM
self about lLo th.s Did You eyer ~ into country
town and GET awlully hun.J and wish sou were bach
yh.lo YOU couid nnd - coo. M'll, that rough.
bee a,c a. "a rule lhcic b. no oooh There had O'i'
lnc, AT Lcnon went to the curtis House and
called for an oyster -tcN. II va- delicious cali'd
ior u cnl,hcn paic. u va, a. iii' - c''f ate 1t,
D,.nouico vas 7nilii-'' "5"'t "', ',", ,,,
.Arl Mr. Curii, about las c0ph AND i"n"d ONT ma,
ho had . co.uicd woman nain"t lNc"i'' WI" '"'"''
Tor ia Washington iot mol" TIA" '"''s 80
80 Wopl,r / VA suited with nay 80 al ID. oAn !"
under tand then tlr i%noH L. la.Nuh"'i' Pa'r.
Cooking after all the greatest test ca fashion Mch
and women ~ fashion VIII not submit to D"l '""h'"1
any whore
Ia tho groups whcro men gather uptown tales are
occas ionay told ol siuco ol chance an" ahH on the
results OF which none, Is was'ttd. A story "a' ''lh
the other night, 81 which General " Tom Ne''on' ol
lu.u.r, un,o Minister to AlrNico, the subject
a.. "a ID.
renee may nav, fiau-I.i,l ia lat, cdt"W A"uh or may
La,u been suii,Gul attempt Il. bI"h. u J., 'a,l n'
VA, p.a,trg Oh. nlsut when Lo was suddenly '@i'H
~, reply Va, gwen with srI-p"'o' $50" ana s"o,'
ne, ia ono VOID. "ul'cns.' " Ito" many ~
uandcd h- autIooni-t ono N1S "' N'"''"
reply, a, ho lid dOwn his hand
When Judge !. C. Nornle went back to st. Louis
tlo other day he left behind him number OF stories
which are repeated uptown. one OF them rea'cs 10
a witty In-hlnan although, Tor that matter all Iii'h
man AZ, wlti, lie va, un the wharf from which an
~ Y,-hindn hal ia"n INTO ine Ma,'r' al" p,u"e'"o
INTO tho wavc,, blousnt The drowning ma" ''t'H T."
tn, shore mo Lmsshman gave MN a shiiln5
which at held IN hs hand a"l ln,p''od WIN 'nn ,
long glance THIS tho En5hHhindh "baciN"'' "''t
n.kId Fat What wa, tho matter. lld you cNP'''
moro 40, wa, the reply, have b"cn oN'I-
paid Their, never was ala EnSi-Inah "oith m"'e
than shilling
Horue Of the experiences OF commercial travellers
arr, unplca.ant. auhoush they generally supposed
To have the best Of everything that Is gong T. J."
Dove VIM l. well known among Travellers recently
said hat Of all the bitter experiences he hau eN'r
cn, ountcrcd the worst was to DO taken SICK away
from, home at a hotel. The man Who II taken III
under such con,litionsn said Mr. Dove, cannot ca
poet any attention i,Om unsclilsh MOTIVES TIC WIZ
md mai ho is Obliged pvc heavy tips TO the p"t-
Ter. w.t,,s chsmncrrnaids and bclI-bOys for what
a., hc ,.,uts done The sick man In the hotel II
considered an easy ard legitimate prey Everybody
, am ulucII him and every body does pluck him, even
to tho phy sician who oont!Hrs dlNlue7 nus To- WV,
The mel IN t,. oiicc Not long ago taken sick
at "a hotel In Boston, and asked To have PhSHi''ah
sen, nm IA nav NOM lie called and made mp a pre-
scriptlon asked his price for the VISIT ana oHci'u
to pay him, but he said ~ me that IL was
all right, he had no charge 10 naHe,
IL strtcl me that had discovered
human aran In the proprietor OF me ho'ci VINO lhu'
furnished free medical assistance for his SICK gues's
When / came to nav my bin. however, fOund h(S'lI
CHARGED with the doctors fees at three dOliaIr per
visit protested somewhat AGAINST I'm, ana lrpc'cn
the docor's word, whcIcuIOn the cashier ShoWeu lio
the physicians account for the ho''' eInlI'd al 'h
rate Of two dolla Visit Tor hoIoi employees al"
three dollars for guests